Article 12B Exceptions to military end-use control supplementing the dual-use RegulationF1

(1)

Nothing in article 12A shall be taken to prohibit—

(a)

the export of medical goods, including medicines and medical devices, for the benefit of the civilian population of a country;

(b)

the export of consumer goods generally available to the public, or

(c)

the transfer of software or technology generally available to the public.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), goods, software or technology are generally available to the public if they are—

(a)

sold from stock at retail selling points without restriction, by means of—

(i)

over the counter transactions,

(ii)

mail order transactions,

(iii)

electronic transactions, or

(iv)

telephone order transactions, and

(b)

designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the supplier.

Annotations

F1: Arts. 12A, 12B inserted (19.5.2022) by The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/491), arts. 1(1), 2(3)

C1: Pt. 2 excluded (20.2.2010) by The Export Control (Guinea) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/364), arts. 1(1), 5